The man, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, is currently facing 13 charges, including multiple counts of sexual interference, sexual assault, and invitation to sexual touching. Van Drunen did not specify which charges his client plans to plead guilty to.

The accused was not in attendance on Monday.

Stratford police said on Jan. 23 they arrested a man after receiving complaints about alleged historical offences occurring over several years. The ages of the complainants were between four and nine years old, police said. None of the complainants are related to the accused, but all were allegedly known to him and had been placed in a position of care with him, police said.

In early February, Van Drunen told a judge his client was rearrested and released on new charges.